Preoperative Diagnosis of Adult Intussusception Caused by Small Bowel Lipoma

Adult intussusception is rare, accounting for only 5% of all intussusceptions, for which preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We herein report a preoperatively diagnosed case of adult intussusception caused by a small bowel lipoma. A 33-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with three weeks hist...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Shiba, Yoshinobu Mitsuyama, Ken Hanyu, Kenji Ikeuchi, Hirotaka Hayashi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/254859